RAW VENUE #16- Add some architecture to your art! All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Chicago’s oldest wood-frame church, recently went through a $1.7 million dollar renovation. Built in 1883 and still in vibrant use today, All Saints’ is one of the finest examples of Stick Style architecture in Chicago, which is counted (along with Shingle Style) as one of the two most purely American styles of the nineteenth century. Hours for the open house are 11am-6pm on Saturday, 9/16 and 12:30pm-6pm on Sunday, 9/17. Bell tower tours on Sunday from 2:30-4:30pm. Sunday services are at 8am, 9am, and 11am. All are welcome.

RAW VENUE #20 - Located inside one of Ravenswood's quirkiest buildings, Alternative Schools Network is a not-for-profit organization that works to provide quality education to urban children, youth and adults. ASN and supports community-based and community-run programs and schools to develop and expand training and other educational services in Chicago's underserved neighborhoods. For Ravenswood ArtWalk, the organization will host a rooftop party featuring student artwork and a rare chance to explore the famous Airstream trailer that sits atop the building, ever visible from the nearby CTA Brown Line tracks.

RAW VENUE #1 - The mission of The Awakenings Foundation is to make visible the artistic expression of survivors of sexual violence. Programs include a bi-annual concert series, a literary magazine, permanent collection and rotating art exhibitions, art-making workshops, an artist grant program, and more! Every 98 seconds, another American experiences sexual violence.

RAW VENUE #2 - Ballroom Dance Chicago is a spritely and modern dance studio focusing on bringing people together through partner dance. Enjoy free group classes over ArtWalk weekend. Click "Continue reading" for the full class schedule. All classes will be geared towards beginners, so no dance experience necessary! In addition to group classes, stop by anytime during RAW to sign up for a free private lesson and learn more about Ballroom Dance Chicago.

RAW VENUE #28 - Begyle Brewing is one of Chicago's premiere craft breweries. Visit their taproom to sample beers, cool off and purchase beer to go as well as swag and local gifts from their retail shop. You'll also be able to shop fair trade fashion from Mata Traders!

RAW VENUE #1 - Visit Big Teeth at their 3rd floor studio for the third annual Big Teeth 60 Second Film Festival! Each of the participating filmmakers has created a short inspired by a famous work of art. The entire festival can be viewed in less than fifteen minutes, after which guests are invited to vote for their favorite film.

RAW VENUE #17- I am a watercolor painter specializing in studies of the urban and rural landscape. My studio is my workspace, where I conduct watercolor and drawing classes and workshops, and where I exhibit my work.

RAW VENUE #21 - Custom picture framers located in Ravenswood, here to help you select the perfect frame design for your treasures, always with your budget in mind. We are also happy to help you find art that will fit your home, your office, and your lifestyle.

RAW VENUE #6 - brave lux is a photography studio specializing in creative portraiture for artists, families, and theatres. Photographer Joe Mazza also captures events, weddings and life in Chicago. Come visit his studio, see some beautiful faces, and perhaps purchase prints of some of his street photography.

RAW VENUE #6 - Century Mallet Instrument Service was founded in 1980 by master tuner Gilberto Serna. Located in the same building that J.C. Deagan, Inc. occupied for nearly 100 years, Century has many connections to its historic predecessor. Gilberto worked for J.C. Deagan for over 15 years and was trained by its master tuners. He founded Century Mallet in the original building, with machinery, tuning instruments, and tools purchased from Deagan. For the Ravenswood ArtWalk's 15th anniversary, current owner Andres Bautista, who studied under Serna, will be opening the doors to this historic space and allowing visitors to connect with 100 years of musical industry.

RAW VENUE #14 - CHEX Studio is shared by Christine Watkins, Alexandra Stevenson and Sara Lenart who have been painting and showing work at RAW for the the last several years. We all work in a variety of media and styles, and we love this special day when like Brigadoon, the mist clears and our doors are open to the public.

RAW VENUE #1 - The Chicago Academy of Sciences was founded in 1857 to give scientists and nature aficionados a place to study and share the specimens they collected. From this simple beginning, the Academy developed a national and international reputation for its leadership in conservation, its scientific collection, and in citizen science. Dubbed the first “Museum in the West,” the Academy's collection has expanded to 280,000 specimens with a focus on the natural history of the Midwest, and is a valuable resource for researchers. Specimens and artifacts from the collection are exhibited at the Academy’s museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park. Our Collections staff will be bringing out specimens, artifacts, field notes, and historic photographs just for the ArtWalk!

RAW VENUE #6 - Chicago Glass Collective is a community-based art studio dedicated to celebrating the versatile medium of glass through educational workshops and dedicated studio space for new and experienced glass artists.

Our studio is a welcoming spot to learn about glass, exchange ideas, create art, and share the enthusiasm and knowledge of glass techniques in the hope that it will encourage and inspire others to create.

RAW VENUE #27 - Visit Dovetail Brewery's taproom for a pint, then head upstairs to their second floor loft space for a RAW Pop-Up Market! Over twenty local artists will be showing their work over the weekend.

RAW VENUE #6 - Halsey Onstage is a design studio specializing in professional costumes for Ballet, Theatre, Circus, Quick Change, T.V., Film and more. We build and ship worldwide. From the most breathtaking ballets to the opening number of Madonna's recent Rebel Heart Tour we dress it all!

RAW VENUE #3 - This historic industrial building was once the home of Manz printing company and has been beautifully restored by our partners at Hayes Properties. Shop from a dozen local artists in the first floor atrium and keep an eye out as you enter for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Garden Sprite, a replica of one of the statues designed by Wright in 1913 for Chicago’s Midway Gardens.

RAW VENUE #18- We are a group of artists who meet to discuss, critique, and support the process of making art. Our storefront gallery space is continually refreshed with rotating exhibitions and events.

RAW VENUE #13 - Roggari’s work celebrates dark beauty, the mysterious and the unexplained. Drawing on a life-long obsession with fashion, art and culture, his latest work explores beauty in chaos and draws attention to the struggle between our private thoughts and public personas. He makes use of mixed mediums to juxtapose layers of imagery that flirt with life and death, and push us to question our own mortality.

Visit the KOVAL tent in the Begyle Beer Garden at Ravenswood and Berteau for tastings of some of their organic, made-in-Ravenswood whiskies, liqueurs and gins, then walk a block north to 4241 N Ravenswood and get a peek inside their production distillery and pick up some swag, including tour passes, branded flasks and liqueur scented candles!

RAW VENUE #8 - Since 1975, Lillstreet Art Center has served Chicago communities with opportunities for personal and professional growth through the arts, providing the innovative programming and welcoming environment to ignite creative passions. Rebecca Zemans Jewelry and samceramics studio will be open to the public over RAW weekend.

RAW VENUE #12- Lucila grew up in a small town in Argentina eating lots of Alfajores, a delicious traditional pastry. They consist of two soft and crumbly cookies sandwiched around a luscious dollop of Dulce de Leche caramel. Lucila handcrafts her Alfajores in small batches right here in Chicago's Ravenswood Corridor. Go ahead and take a bite of the best treat you’ll ever have!

RAW VENUE #22 - Manifold is a storefront gallery and manufacturing workshop. The direct connection between the gallery and the workshop reinforces Manifold's guiding mission: to overtly preserve the link from the object presented to the process of its crafting. Manifold was conceived by Ross and Elizabeth Fiersten to engage in the ongoing conversation occurring between art and design, makers and manufacturers. Along with their own work, Manifold will be showcasing work from artist Wen Liu.

RAW VENUE #7 - Mathias roams alleys, railroad prairies, industrial parks, and truck depots that permeate his neighborhood. From these places, he finds and collects indigenous materials that he uses to make the things he calls art. Discarded household items, drift wood, branches, exotic bits of hardware, broken signs, and debris from cars found along curbs are incorporated and repurposed into assemblages, shadowboxes, and fabric collages that attempt to re-imagine the visual conventions of established art forms through subversive imitation.

Mathias's work is a seamless hybrid that integrates the aesthetic and self-taught techniques of his childhood with his disciplined studio practice and self-aware identity, which he developed as a student at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Mathias attended SAIC in the 1970's and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

RAW VENUE #6 - Mr. & Mrs. DIGZ is a boutique for men and women that carries items made by 20+ local artists as well as new items, and designer resale. Helping people do what they love for a loving is very important to us. We are honored to help make it happen!

RAW VENUE #24 - As a coworking office space, Platform is a constant hub of creativity. This is especially true during RAW, as they host a pop-up market featuring photography, jewelry, encaustics, greeting cards, hand spun scarves and more. Located just north of Viva Vintage and just south of Manifold and Tam Wim Rugs, Platform is a great spot to start or end your trip through the Ravenswood ArtWalk.

RAW VENUE #5 - At the center of the ArtWalk is the RAW Street Fest, which features over 50 exhibitors, two stages of live music, the return of Begyle Brewing’s popular craft beer garden, a children’s activity corner and our food truck roundup. Grab coffee and pastries from Julius Meinl and see artwork from members of Thresholds in the pop-up gallery (Venue 4). The RAW Street Fest is a great rest and meet-up point where attendees can grab a bite and a drink while enjoying live entertainment. A $5 donation is requested upon entry, a small offering that goes a long way in keeping the rest of the festival free and un-ticketed. We want to extend our sincere thanks to those of you who help us make RAW a continued success through your generosity.

RAW VENUE #6 - Richard Shipps is a Chicago-based multi-discipline artist currently working primarily in cut paper abstractions. His expressions also are realized through drawings, sculpture, painting, and kinetic mobiles. His current studio is located on the first floor of the historic Deagan Building in the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor.

RAW VENUE #1 - At Richard Stromberg's Chicago Photography Classes, we teach you how to get it right in the camera in the first place – "Plus". What's the Plus? We don't just develop images we develop people through Photography and our Community.

RAW VENUE #23 - Tam Wim celebrates the creation of simple modern rugs that can adapt to your beautiful interiors. Nature-inspired and hancrafted rugs created responsibly. We enjoy the creative energy of the Ravenswood arts community!

RAW VENUE #4 - Thresholds is one of the oldest and largest providers of recovery services for people living with mental illnesses in Illinois. One way Thresholds offers their clients an opportunity to reclaim their lives is through art therapy. By sharing the work of these talented artists at various pop-up galleries, participants both receive the therapeutic benefits and gain vocational training, earning 100% of the proceeds for their work. We are proud to return to the Ravenswood Art Walk and once again feature the stunning, one-of-a-kind artwork of our brilliant members.

RAW VENUE #25 - Our Ravenswood showroom (usually open for your shopping enjoyment by appointment only) houses our collection of vintage clothing, accessories and jewelry. Most pieces date from the 1930s to the 1970s, although you’ll find a few vintage gems from the 1920s and 80s, as well. We love our local clients, but our day-to-day focus is selling via our website. We love having the opportunity to open our showroom to the public during this wonderful event!